Plymouth v Northampton result

Full-time · Plymouth 2–1 Northampton

League One · Sat, 17 Oct 2020 15:00 BST · Home Park

Updated 12 May 2026, 04:53 UK · refreshed continuously

Plymouth 2–1 Northampton — Plymouth won this League One match.

Next for Plymouth: Cambridge United v Plymouth, Saturday 24 October — the preview. Next for Northampton: Northampton v Colchester, Saturday 24 October — the preview.

The numbers

Result: Plymouth 2–1 Northampton · League One
Venue: Home Park · Plymouth
Referee: C. Hicks
Head-to-head (last 3): Plymouth 1 · draws 0 · Northampton 2 · 2.67 goals/game
Recent form: Plymouth 1W 2D 2L · Northampton 1W 0D 4L

Plymouth 2–1 Northampton (League One): this fixture is settled. TACTIX’s pre-match coverage ran across every major market, and every graded call — wins and losses — is in the live track record (as of 12 May 2026). See the live track record →

Key stats

1.63 / 1.38

Goals

against 1.38 / 1.63 · 2 of the last 5 over 2.5

over 8 matches

4.25 / 2.86

Corners

against 6 / 7.29 · 2 of the last 2 over 9.5

over 4 matches

6.25 / 2.29

Shots on target

against 6.75 / 4.86 · 2 of the last 2 over 8.5

over 4 matches

1 / 2.71

Cards

against 1.25 / 1.29 · 1 of the last 2 over 3.5

over 4 matches

2.78 yellows

Referee · C. Hicks

1.33 home / 1.44 away

over 9 matches

Per game, last 8 completed matches, to 10 October 2020. Over/under figures use standard thresholds, not bookmaker lines.

Per game, last 8 completed matches, to 10 October 2020. Bars: for (mint) against (amber), scaled to the larger figure in the row. Over/under figures use standard thresholds, not bookmaker lines.
Per game	Plymouth for / against	Line	Northampton for / against
Goals scored	1.63 for · 1.38 against n 8 Last 5	2.5standard	1.38 for · 1.63 against n 8 Last 5
Corners won	4.25 for · 6 against n 4 Last 5	9.5standard	2.86 for · 7.29 against n 7 Last 5
Shots	14.5 for · 16.75 against n 4 Last 5	19.5standard	9.57 for · 13.43 against n 7 Last 5
Shots on target	6.25 for · 6.75 against n 4 Last 5	8.5standard	2.29 for · 4.86 against n 7 Last 5
Fouls committed	7.75 for · 10.25 against n 4 Last 5	21.5standard	15.14 for · 10.43 against n 7 Last 5
Cards shown	1 for · 1.25 against n 4 Last 5	3.5standard	2.71 for · 1.29 against n 7 Last 5

Referee: C. Hicks — 2.78 yellow cards a game, 0 red cards, 22.22 fouls over 9 matches (1.33 to the home side, 1.44 to the away side).

Home 1.33Away 1.44

Plymouth

Plymouth — Discipline: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 10 October 2020. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Fouls committed 1+2+	Fouls won 1+2+	Likely duel
F. Nouble n 8	81.8	2.5 8/6	1.4 6/4	—
L. MacLeod n 8	71.5	2.5 6/4	1.3 6/2	—
C. Grant n 8	70.1	2.1 7/3	1.1 3/2	—
Panutche Camará n 8	45.6	1.5 5/1	1.5 4/2	—
B. Reeves n 8	20.6	1.1 1/1	1.1 2/0	—

Plymouth — Shooting: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 10 October 2020. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Shots 1+2+	Shots on target 1+2+
R. Hardie n 8	70.8	4 6/6	1.7 6/4
D. Telford n 8	29.8	3.4 4/3	2.3 3/2
L. Jephcott n 8	72.4	2.3 7/4	1.4 6/3
F. Nouble n 8	81.8	2.1 7/4	1.7 7/4
G. Cooper n 8	74.8	2.1 6/4	1.2 6/2

Plymouth — Goalscoring: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 10 October 2020. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Goals 1+2+	Assists 1+2+
G. Cooper n 8	74.8	0.5 2/1	0.5 3/0
C. Grant n 8	70.1	0.3 2/0	0.5 3/0
R. Hardie n 8	70.8	0.5 3/0	0.2 1/0
L. Jephcott n 8	72.4	0.6 4/0	0 0/0
D. Mayor n 8	89.4	0.1 1/0	0.4 2/1

Plymouth — Tackles: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 10 October 2020. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Tackles 1+2+
L. MacLeod n 8	71.5	4.1 6/5
Panutche Camará n 8	45.6	3.7 7/5
B. Moore n 8	73.4	2.3 8/5
W. Aimson n 8	84.4	2.1 7/5
J. Opoku n 8	75.9	1.9 8/3

Plymouth — Goalkeeper saves: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 10 October 2020. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 2+, lower cell 3+.
Player	Mins	Saves 2+3+
M. Cooper n 7	90	4 6/5

Northampton

Northampton — Discipline: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 10 October 2020. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Fouls committed 1+2+	Fouls won 1+2+	Likely duel
M. Roberts n 5	14.8	3.6 2/1	0 0/0	—
J. Nuttall n 8	23.9	3.3 3/2	0.5 1/0	—
C. Chukwuemeka n 4	41	2.7 3/1	1.6 2/1	—
J. Martin n 8	67.8	2.5 7/5	0.7 4/0	—
B. Ashley-Seal n 8	42.9	2.1 5/2	2.1 4/3	—

Northampton — Shooting: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 10 October 2020. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Shots 1+2+	Shots on target 1+2+
S. Hoskins n 8	67.5	2.2 5/4	1.2 4/2
H. Smith n 8	63.4	2.1 5/4	0.7 3/1
M. Warburton n 8	59.1	1.7 5/2	0.6 2/1
Nicholas Willia Adams n 8	79.9	1.5 7/4	0.3 2/0
J. Nuttall n 8	23.9	1.4 3/0	0.9 2/0

Northampton — Goalscoring: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 10 October 2020. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Goals 1+2+	Assists 1+2+
R. Korboa n 4	58.5	0.4 1/0	0.8 1/1
M. Warburton n 8	59.1	0.4 2/0	0.2 1/0
H. Smith n 8	63.4	0.5 3/0	0 0/0
J. Nuttall n 8	23.9	0.5 1/0	0 0/0
D. Rose n 8	88.1	0.3 2/0	0.1 1/0

Northampton — Tackles: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 10 October 2020. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Tackles 1+2+
C. Missilou n 8	70	2.6 6/4
R. Watson n 8	84.4	1.7 6/6
J. Martin n 8	67.8	1.7 6/2
C. Bolger n 8	90	1.3 6/4
J. Mills n 8	87.3	1.3 4/4

Northampton — Goalkeeper saves: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 10 October 2020. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 2+, lower cell 3+.
Player	Mins	Saves 2+3+
S. Arnold n 8	90	3.2 6/5
J. Mitchell n 8	90	3.2 6/5

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Match statistics & details

Full-time team statistics as recorded by the data provider; – = not recorded.
Plymouth		Northampton
66%	Possession	34%
16	Shots	15
4	Shots on target	6
6	Shots off target	4
6	Blocked shots	5
9	Shots inside the box	7
15	Corners	5
3	Offsides	0
14	Fouls	13
2	Yellow cards	3
0	Red cards	0
5	Saves	2
477	Passes	252
83%	Pass accuracy	71%

Plymouth player stats

Player	Min	G	A	Sh	SoT	KP	Tkl	Cards	Rating
M. Cooper	90	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	7.5
W. Aimson	90	0	0	2	1	0	3	0	7
N. Canavan	90	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	7
K. Watts	90	1	0	1	1	0	2	0	7.6
B. Moore	90	0	0	0	0	0	1	Y	6.3
T. Fornah	90	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	6.3
D. Mayor	90	0	0	1	0	1	1	0	6.9
F. Nouble	90	1	0	3	1	0	1	0	7.2
G. Cooper	87	0	1	2	1	7	0	Y	8.3
L. Jephcott	80	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	6.3
C. Grant	45	0	1	0	0	2	0	0	7.2
B. Reeves sub	45	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	6.6
T. Abraham sub	10	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6.3
J. Opoku sub	8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6.3

Northampton player stats

Player	Min	G	A	Sh	SoT	KP	Tkl	Cards	Rating
S. Arnold	90	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6.3
C. Bolger	90	0	0	2	2	0	2	Y	7.5
J. Martin	90	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	6.9
F. Horsfall	90	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	6.6
R. Watson	90	0	0	1	1	1	1	Y	6.2
J. Sowerby	90	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	6.9
M. Harriman	90	0	0	2	1	2	0	0	6.7
S. Hoskins	90	0	1	2	1	3	0	0	7.2
R. Korboa	79	1	0	1	1	1	2	0	7.5
D. Rose	72	0	0	1	0	1	0	Y	6.6
S. McWilliams	65	0	0	0	0	0	4	0	6.9
L. Racic sub	25	0	0	0	0	1	3	0	6.6
B. Ashley-Seal sub	18	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	6.3
C. Chukwuemeka sub	11	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	6.9

Sh = shots, SoT = shots on target, KP = key passes, Tkl = tackles; – = not recorded for that player. Rating is the data provider’s.

Form, head-to-head & standings

The numbers behind Plymouth v Northampton — recent results, past meetings and where each side sits. (TACTIX’s model forecast is in the projections below.)

Recent form

PlymouthLDDLW

Last 5: 1W 2D 2L · 1.8 scored / 1.8 conceded per game

NorthamptonLWLLL

Last 5: 1W 0D 4L · 0.4 scored / 2.2 conceded per game

Head-to-head last 3

Plymouth 1 · 0 draws · Northampton 2 · 2.67 goals/game

2019-08-31 Northampton 3–1 Plymouth
2018-04-21 Northampton 2–0 Plymouth
2017-11-21 Plymouth 2–0 Northampton

League standing · 2020/21

Last recorded position — not updated during the season.

Plymouth#18 pos53 pts46 pl-27 GD

Northampton#22 pos45 pts46 pl-26 GD

Goals per game

Plymouth scored1.15

Northampton scored0.89

Plymouth conceded1.74

Northampton conceded1.46

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What is the head-to-head record between Plymouth and Northampton?: In their last 3 meetings, Plymouth won 1, Northampton won 2 and there were 0 draws, averaging 2.67 goals per game.
What is the recent form of Plymouth and Northampton?: Recent form — Plymouth 1W 2D 2L; Northampton 1W 0D 4L.

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